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Name: BOOTH, Frederick Phillips 'Eric'
Photo Source: Joan Booth, Among Whistling Thorns
Nee: son of John and Ada Booth
Birth Date: 1893 St Anne's, Lanc. Bapt 21 June 1893
Death Date: 5 June 1960 Nanyuki
First Date: 1920
Profession: Farmer, Farm 733, Pesi River
Area: Rumuruti, 1930 Nanyuki, Sotik, Thomson's Falls
Married: 1. In Nairobi Oct 1927 Phyllis Armitage (first matron Lady Northey Home) d. 1 Oct 1932 Nanyuki; 2. 1936 Joanna Elizabeth Stephens b. 18 May 1908, d. 28 Feb 1986 Tintagel
Children: Margaret Celia (Owles) (11 Nov 1928 Nakuru); Philippa Joan (Apr 1931- 1 Mar 1932)
Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Stud, Racing, Gazette, EAWL, Joan Booth 'Among Whistling Thorns' 2017
General Information:
Red 22 - Secretary, Laikipia Farmers' Association
EA Stud Book 1954 - Cattle - Frieslands - F.P. Booth, Thomson's Falls
Racing - Owner of 'Tinker' - 1930
Gazette 12/4/1922 - Brands Registered during quarter ending 31/3/1922 - F.P. Booth, Farm No 730, PO Rumuruti - VY4
KAD 1922 - Hon. Sec. - Laikipia Farmers' Association.
Red 25 has C.F.P. Booth, P.O. Rumuruti.
Hut has F.C. Booth 1922 Farm 733 Pesi River, Gilgil AND C.F.P. Booth 1920 Rumuruti
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Kenya Province - Frederic Phillips Booth, Settler PO Rumuruti
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Aberdare Voters List has Frederick
Ancestry Passenger list 1928 England - Kenya 1928 Frederic Booth, settler b. 1893, and Clara Booth b. 1893
Gazette 5 July 1960 probate
National Probate Calendar - probate to Joanna Elizabeth Booth, who married Eric P. Booth
Source: Mrs M.C. Owles
Hut - Farm Thomson's Falls, Ranch Leshau
Joan Booth (sister), Among Whistling Thorns, 2017 In 1920 Eric sailed for Kenya to join the scheme drawn up to grow flax in an uninhabited stretch of land near Gilgil. Eric, with his knowledge of flax growing and retting, went to have a look at it. By the time he arrived the scheme had collapsed, with only the stone-built group manager's houses to show where it was to have been. The largest house became Pembroke House School. Eric went on safari with a government official. He travelled to Laikipia, on to Rumuruti and out to the Pesi River. The area had been surveyed and divided into plots averaging 6000 acres or so. His choice of farm was roughly triangular on the Pesi swamp, a large area of papyrus inhabited by hippo and waterbuck. It was too far from water for cattle to graze the back of the farm, so years passed before a borehole pumped water up into dams. At the time of Eric's death this was accomplished. He had gone into partnership with his neighbour, David Flett.